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herniotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hernioto-my
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Surgical repair of a hernia.

Etymology

From hernia + -otomy. By surface analysis, hernio- + -tomy.

Inflected Forms

herniotomies (plural)

Questions

What does herniotomy mean?
Surgical repair of a hernia.
Where does herniotomy come from?
From hernia + -otomy. By surface analysis, hernio- + -tomy.

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